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LONDON HALTS THE
GREATER ARMY BILL
AFTER HOT DEBATE
SciiHfo Measure for Force of
860.000 Vmy Son! lo
Conferpupp.
ACTION IS TAKEN
OVER MANN'S PROTEST
Wahiiinotov, April 25. After nn
other protracted parllntncHtary Mrujnste
the Democrat of the House to-rlsy stie
reedM In senrtlnir the army appropriation
bill to conference without permitting a
vote on the Kennte provision nuthorUIng
a, regular nrtny of SSO.OOO men.
Thli achievement whs ucoompllMied by
a bit of uraicKy, the recognition of
Meyer Tendon, the lone Socialist mem
ber from New York, km the minority, and
leaving tlio Republican, nlui claimed
recognition In that capacity, pruutlcutly
without voice In the proix-edlnRH.
Meanwhile, the Senate Instructed Its
conferees to stand cut for the .Senate,
provision for an army of 2.o,ono.
Friends of preparedness were named by
the Senate an mcmbcrH of tlio conference
committee on the army bill. All of the
live conferees named are "bit;" army
men. They arc Senator Chamberlain,
chairman of the Military Affairs Com
mittee, anil SeiiHlors HecUhuni and
Broussard, Democrats,, and Senators
Warren and du I'ont, ltepUhllcatis.
Senator Hitchcock, who stood high on
toe committee In seniority of rank, was
left off the conference committee because-
Of his hostility to the preparedness plan.
It Is believed the Sen, He conferees will
Tote to a man for the Increase of the
regular army to 150, 000.
The special rule dovlsed to enable the
Democrats to carry out their plans and
the parliamentary entanglement which
followed provided occasion for a debate
on preparedness more spectacular than
any that occurred .when the army bill
nam originally under consideration.
Democrats and a number of Republi
cans from the middle West asserted that
the regular army was i. sham ; that the
standing unity provided by the Scnale
bill was a delusion and that the country
muni depend on volunteers for Its tit
fenco If the necessity should arise.
The Herman situation, the possibility
of serious developments In Mexico and
apparent hostility In middle Western
States towur1 anything like militarism
eemed to havu resulted In a cliutixe of
wntlment In the House with respect to a
large standing at my wince the vote taken
On the House bill several neeka ago.
Representative Kelliy of Mlchlgun, In
whose district Henry Kord lenities and
who has been tin advocate always of pre
patedness. too Issue with his colleagues
on the Republican side, asertlng that
the money ili.u inlRht be expended upon
an army of .'jO,(on men should be de
voted to the upbuilding of the navy as
ttie first line of defence.
Representative Mann, the minority
leader, made an Impassioned appeal for
the larger army. When hu declared he
was not In favor of breaking off diplo
matic relations with t'.trniany hu was
reeled with an outburst of applause.
Mann Come tn Front.
"All the older members of the Houte."
ha said, "know that for years I have
stood here opposing u laige army or a
large navy. I do not believe that under
normal conditions cither one is essential
to our peace or our preservation. I
wlh I had the power of expression to
mako you see what Is clear In my mind.
"We are sitting on top of an earth
Uake In Die world. Wu arc the onlv
great, rich, powerful country that Is not
engaged In war and tlio only on with
out a method of defence. We may be
come at any time Involved In war
through our notions of our rights or
because of the cupidity of other nations.
I would rather spend a little money now
than to spend oceans of American blood
later.
"I think we ought to prepare for the
worst now. 1 want to kiep out of the
war: I am opposed even to breaking off
diplomatic relations with any of the
countries nt war In Kurope. I think wo
ought to remain nt peace, to stand even
Insult and Injury. Hut there Is a limit
beyond 'which no one goes, and while In
my opinion wu hae not yet reached
that limit and I ImpeVe will bo able to
restrain ourselves so that wo will never
reach the limit, I am In favor now of
preparing men who may be ready and
trained to fight If necessary before wo
pour out the blood of volunteers, un
prepared and untrained."
Charge at I.obbrlns.
Representatives Lenroot and Long
worth said the House should havo an
opportunity to strike out of the Senate
bill the provision for the erection of a
Government nitrate plant, which they
said had been urged by ono of the most
persistent lobbies that hail ever an
firoached Congress.
.TeB1.c.!la,Bts "roused Chairman Hay
of the Military Affairs Committee, who
declared that lie would not accept the
Senate nllrato plant provision until he
had received further Instructions from
the House. ,
Replying to Mr. Mnnn. he said as to the
Benate provision for an army of 250,000
men :
"I do not want to put upon the coun
try a proposition wWch will not prepare
us and whlch'lt Is meant to do in outer
to fool the country Into believing that
we are doing something to mako prepara
tlons when we aru not,"
"Will these men eomo forth when tho
President calls for them?" he at-kert.
Han it ever been known In the Ills
tory, of thto country that the regular
army, when war came was recruited tin
to Its limit? AVhat men havo fought the
wars of this country?
"During tlio civil war did you iev nn
the regular army? No. And. gentlemen,
If war should be declared to-morrow, or
next week, or next month, this legisla.
lion would he thrown aside as worth
Uas for preparation for that war."
Mr. Hay referred to the. fact that sl.
weeks ago Congress authorized the re
cruiting of 2n,flU0 men. "Wlier., rn
they?" he askod. "Where aro those men?
How many have been recruited In the
last weeks? Just 4,Si!9,"
Other speakers declared that the pro
lioseil army of 250,000 men could not be.
lecrulted and tliat It was not rieerleil.
"It would take it year for a Kuropeau
foicn to attack us," said Representative
Anthony of Kansas, "If war should fol
low the severance of diplomat!. r. l..tion.
If we have war we must depend upon
volunteers."
London In Miiiellithl.
Tlio prnvlVius Uehtlon on the rule was
carrli-i by u vote of 20S to l i; and the
rule was adopted. Thereafter Rcpiescu
tatlve Kahn attempted to exercise thfl
privilege of the minority by offering u
motion to recommit the bill with Irwlrtic
tlons to the conferees to accept thn Hen
ale provision for an army of 250,000,
This aroused thn prole! of the Demo
crats, who Insisted that Representative
Ixjndon, who had voted against the
House bill, was the real minority.
Speaker Clark recognised Mr, Jindon,
who thereupon offered a simple motion to
recommit. When It ram. to a vote the
BstMtlcans, ut the Instigation of lUpri-
Irritative Mann. remslnMl In their sests,
llenvlnr Mr. London, the reeornlied
minority, the only member to support
ins lro)cwltlon. It was tlcfented by Z48
to l
Speaker rinrk then appointed TtepM-
Heiiiauves Hay, Dent and Knlin as con
ferees and the, struirelc ended, but n
feellnir of resentment anionic the Repub
lican over the refusal of Hncuker Clark
to recognlie them as I lie minority re
malned.
MAIL ROBBERY BAIL $30,000.
Chauffenr Held for CunaplrliisT to
Aid In $400,0110 Theft.
IOtila Windier, formerly a chauffeur
for the mall transportation service, was
held yesterday by Clarence B. Houghton,
United States Commissioner. In 130,000
ball on a charge of conspiring with his
brother-ln-lnw, Thomas Hcnson, to rob
the malls. Harold A, Content, Assistant
t'nlled States Attorney, believes that
Indler was the "Inside man who par
tlclpated In the theft of the four rerls
tered mall pouches from a mall wagon
on a Hudson River ferryboat on Febru
ary 28 last. Windier was a driver of one
or the mall wagons at the time and knew
how to effect an entrance to the burglar
proof ventcies.
Thomas Benson when arrested several
weeks ago had diamonds which were
Identified as having come from a plun
dered mall pouch. He was brought up
from the Tombs yesterday for the pur
pose of having his ball raised from 15,000
to sij.ooo. The warrant sworn to by
Robert J. Uelllt. post office Inspector, does
not mention Charles qulgley of Ridge
Held l'ark. N. J., who was arrested In
Baltimore with 1 100,000 worth of se
curities said to have been taken from the
stolen pouches. The Federal authorities
are still Investigating his story that ha
louna me securities.
DUNNE OPENS BIDDINOER CASE.
Illinois Governor lirants Hearing
at Hatfield' Request.
Ciiicaoo, April 25. CJov. Dunne will
hold n hearing to-morrow at Iho Hotel
l-a Salle tn the case of Guy blddlnger.
former Chicago detective sergeant, now
connected with a detective agency In
New York.
The (Jovernor to-day rerelved a let
ter frorii (lov. Hatfield of West Virginia
asking him to grant a hearing to coun
sel for lllddlnger on a motion to recall
tlio requisition signed a few davn
1 1 bo. Hov. Hatfield expressed the opin
ion mat action whs taken oy the States
attorney of Cook county with the ul
terior purpose of preventing the success
ful prosecution of A. Leo Well of West
Virginia.
AttiPTtiey Robert E. Cantwcll of Chi-
cago asserted to-day that Klddlnger can
prove nt mini and also that the crimes
lie is alleged tn havo committed In 1911
and for which his return from New York
is asked are barred by the statute of
limitations.
FILIPINO LEADERS ASK
U.S. TO HOLD ISLANDS
Miller of Minnesota, W'ko De
nounced Philippine (iov
ernment, Gets Appeal.
Washington, April 25. Filipino prop
erty owners, proprietors of agricultural
holdings aggregating 2U,O(K,O0rt. have
petitioned Representative Clarence U.
Miller of Minnesota asking that the
Jones' bill granting Independence to the
Islands be defeated. Itepresentatlvc
Miller, who made a tour of the Philip
pines two years ago as a member of the
House Committee on Insular Affairs,
said to-day:
'The petition repreents the real views
of a large portion of the Filipino people
I have long been convinced that the
grear mass of the Filipino people have
been entirely Ignorant of the Independ
ence agitation. Responsible property
owners heretofore havo not seen tit to
oppoie the Immediate Independence agi
tation carried on by a portion of the
peopln because rhey did not think Inde
pendence might come at once and were
willing to let the present leaders make
capital out of Hits propaganda, krjne.
dlatcly. however, ujion the pasago of
the Clarke amendment In the Senate
proposing to withdraw the sovereignty
of the United States from the islands In
from two to four years, the responsible
peoplo In the Islands found themselves
confronted with the question of Immedi
ate Independence anil their (espouse Is
Immediate.
"I have had checked over the ninety
two names signed to the petition by
peoplo acquainted with fhat locality and
I am Informed these are the leading
n:n of the two islands of Negros and
l'anay as far as the agricultural Inter
ests aro concerned. I am Informed that
these men represent about 120,000,000
worth of property they and their fami
lies. In addition the sentiment wfilch
they here express no doubt represents
Che sentiment of practically all of the
property owning Filipinos throughout
the Philippine Islands. It li to be noted
that these men are farmers in the Islands
of Negros and l'anay, where Is produced
thn great bulk of the sugar gionn In
tho Islands and where Is to bo found
tin most prosperous agricultural area
In all the Islands. I consider this peti
tion of the very highest importance as
presenting Filipino wishes that ought
to bo respected by the American peo
ple." CAUCUS ON FILIPINOS TO-DAY.
Defection In llemoeratle Rank
May Defeat Independence.
Wahiiinuton, April 25. Majority
leaders Issued :i call to-day for a caucu
on the Klllplno Independence bill to
morrow. There are a number of Demo
crat who look with misgivings on the
Clarko amendment adopted by tho Sen
ate, which provides that the Islands may
bo turned loose within two years and
must be given their Indtiendinco within
four jears. 1 his action Is regarded as
preclpltato and some fears are felt over
the iHissiMllty of International compli
cations If the Islands are thrown upon
their ottii resources without sufllclent
preparation. It Is understood that cer
tain fmelgn (invcrnmcnts do not look
with favor on the riiliiiiulshnient of tho
Islands by Hie United States, fearing they
will p seized oy japan.
Democrallu opposition to the Clarke
amendment Is so extensive that Mm ma
jority b-aders believe that with the aid of
the minority it may modify the Kenata
provision.
TO HUNT MISS ARNOLD'S BODY.
Convict Who Told of Burial l.lkely
tn (iet I'nrolr,
rnoviliBNcK, April 25. Because of tho
Interview I.leiit. Williams of the New
York Bureau of Identification had with
IMward (ileiinnrrla at the 'State piUou
to-day, tho convict repeating his original
story of tho burial of Dorothy Arnold's;
body, (UennoriiH may be placed oji parol a
to go to Went I'olnt and Indicate the
place, of burial.
Ulennorrls asked this privilege, and
T.leut, Williams expressed the desire
that tho convict might he Treed for that
purpose, (llennorrls'a term expiies In
November, but the Htato Board of Char
ities and Correction la Inclined to grant
thn , parole and wilt probably take fa
vor! actles at tta aext use tin
f HAT T Tin 17 117 AUDIT TIT
uvllcuu numnn in
NEW ATHLETIC CLDB
Alumnm of Fifty Universities
VnHe to Foster Sports
. and' Social Life.
SUMMER PLANS BROAD
Women graduates of more than fifty
colleges and universities In this country
and Canada gathered last night In the
assembly hall of the Mttropolltan Build
In and formed the Intercollegiate
Alumna Athletic Association.
The new organisation, the membership
of which ! composed aotely of women,
purposes to furnish to college graduates,
especially those who work, exercise and
recreation under Inexpensive, congenial
and beneficial conditions aa well as a
certain amount of social life.
The activities of the new association
aro to Include basketball, folk dancing,
swimming, bowling, gymnasium work,
handball, horseback riding, polo, basket
ball on horseback, tennis, hockey, base
ball ; In fact, all the sports enjoyed by
college girls before they aro graduated
and many they have never practised.
During the summer boating and trolley
trios, awlmmlnsr naMUs. trumn. nA mit-
uoor picnics oi an Kinds ate to be ar
ranged. Une of the regular fcaturea of the
summer activities Is to be a "college
day." on which the women graduates
II f II 1 1 lit,. I.ikI II 111 w,Mianl.J I ....
association will get together for an Inter-
coneiaie picnic, ah tne gamca and con
test are to be planned on a schedule
whlrll will tirlnir thrn tn llui uvm.Iii.
on week ends or holidays that will not
imenere wnn nusincas nours. Dramatic
and musical clubs will be formed to em
phasize the social end.
Miss Lillian Schoedler, who was con
sidered one of the heat all-arounit rtrl
athletes In the country when ahe was
graduated from Barnard with the class
of 1911, Is the moving spirit In the new
organisation. She was elected .presi
dent of the association at last night's
meeting.
Other officers are: First vice-president,
JSlea Petmotd, Smith College ; sec
ond vice-president, Margaretta Daniels,
Mount Itnlvnk nt rtn r-v ln,.
row, Bryn Mawr: treasurer, Lurlle
i oenran, isiar ; suoiior, nusan van
eri, uorneii; executive secretary, E!aa
Alsberk, Barnard-
CIVIC FORUM HAS
SHAKESPEARE NIGHT
Meeting in Carnegie Hull
Draws. Mirny to Honor
Poet's Memory.
A meeting cotnmcmoratory of the
Shakespearian tercentenary celebration
was held last night under the auspices
of the Civic Korum In Carnegie Hall.
Prominent men and women In many
walks of life united to pay tributes to
the Bard of Avon as a man, a poet and
a dramatist.
President Nicholas Murray Butler of
Columbia presided and Introduced
among the speakers K. It. Sothem, Julia
Marlowe, Alfred Noyes, Mary B. Woolley,
president of llolyoke College; Dr. James
J. Walsh. William O. Wlllcox. Frank
Uiscelles, Kdlth Wynne Matthlsou and
filr Herbert Tree.
Dr. Butler called Shnkespeare one of
the four great racial voices of tho world.
"Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Goethe,"
he said, "are four great epochs which
stand out like peaks In the history of
letters the Greek, the Uitiu, the Saxon.-
the Teuton. To Shakespeare fell the
honor to run the whole range of human
feeling, human aspiration, human love as
no other great artist has ever hoed .to
do and to do It In our own language
and In our own manner.
"Therefore no nre here tn-nlght tn pay
honor and tribute to tho memory of a
great name. William Shakespeare of
3 nil ears ago Is as oung, real and vital
to-day as he was tn the day In which he
himself lived."
In the address made by Dr. Walsh,
who Is professor of physiology at the
Cathedral College, considerable merri
ment was caused by his reference to the
things Shakespeare might have done and
his witty discourse on what probably
happened to the playwright In hia every
day life.
Mr. Wlllcox, president of the Board of
Education, explained the Influence of
Shakespeare on the children of the New
York public schools.
Frank LascelUw, who wan born within
a stone's throw of Shakespeare's church,
spoke on "The Home of Shakespeare"
and described the changes that have been
wrought In the vicinity of the poet's
birthplace.
AUrH Noyes read two poems com
posed by him for the occasion In honor
of Shakespeare.
Mr. Sothern's brief address was de
voted to urging the establishment of
Shakespeare stock companies all over
tho country which would give perform
ances of Shakespeare at moving picture
prices so that children and persons of
moderate means could have an oppor
tunity of hearing his works.
"I believe that this would ptove not
only a financial success," he said, "but
would meet with much popular favor,
provided the companies so organized
played only Shakespeare."
Mlsa Marlowe read a series of Shake
spearian poems and recited a short bal.
lad. Sir Herbert Tree paid a high
tribute to the dramatist, and Mis Mal
thlson read severnl sonnets.
GERMANS HONOR SHAKESPEARE
MllwanUer- tn Mate Festival To
day In Hard's Memory,
Mii.waukkk, April 25. This, the cen
tre of German culture In America, will
stage the tlrst American civic Shake
spearian festival to-morrow In a double
performance of a series of pantomimes
and tableaux ortralug nine of Shake
speare'H works. Nine hundred of Mil
waukee's best known citizens will play
the roles of the dramas.
Tflt thousand ncatn have beer, r.old for
the two performances) and German and
KugllHh artistic societies and drama
clubs will have charge. One scene of
"Hamlet" Is to be rendered In German
by Ihh German ntock company.
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PERU SENDS PROTEST
ON SLIGHT BY H'ADOO
Broken Dinner Date Rouses
Press and Government
Against U. S.
Lima, rem, April JG. The Peruvian
Government has sent ft note to Wash
ington complaining against tho abrupt
ness with which Secretary McAdoo and
the Internationa) High Commission left.
without having accepted the entertain
ment arranged for them.
The Incident Is becoming of Increasing
Importanco here, and several of the
newspapers have begun a campaign to
force tho Government to demand an
apology from the Unite,! States because
of the slight to which, they represent.
Secretary McAdoo and the commission
havo subjected Peru.
According to the Peruvian version of
tho affair, Secretary McAcioj ordered the
cruleer Tennessee on which he and the
commission are making a tour of ioutli
America, to leave because of reports of
a bubonic plague, fearing that If he re
mained longer the health authorities at
Panama would not permit the commis
sion to vie It there. The newspapers say
that the party put Peru In the same
class with Panama. Colombia and small
republics.
A banquet had been arranged for the
guests, and nearly a bundled of the
leading business men and financiers of
Peru waited at the tables for upward
of two hours before It was learned that
the McAdoo party had departed. The
newipapeis assert that the Incident is
a severe blow to the commercial prestige
of the United States In South America.
The tone of newspaper comment Is be
coming more bitter, and even though
the affair may seem trivial In the United
States It has become of great Importance
here.
Foreign Mlnlsetr -de la Iliva Aguera
received a wlieless message to-day from
Secretary McAdoo thanking him for the
courtesy displayed while the Secretary
was ashore. He landed for fifteen min
utes, but tho members of the commis
sion stayed on the Tennessee.
The Foreign Minister wirelessed a
reply In which he expressed regret "at
the unjustified attitude assumed by the
medical otllcer of the cruiser Tennessee
In frustrating entertainments provided
for our party."
PLAQUE IN CALLAO, SAYS BLUE.
McAdoo JnatlHed In l.emlna Peru
Port, Hnreon-Generl' View.
Washington, April 25. Dr. Bupert
Blue, Wurgeon-Oeneral II. t?. A., of the
Public Health Service, said to-day that
thirty-nine cases of tho bubonic plague
havo been officially rexirted ut Callno,
Peru, since January 1. He Indicated that
he considered Secretary McAjIoo was Jus
tified In refusliar to land nt the Peruvian
port with tile members of the Interna
tional llwli Ccinmlxxlon yesterday.
No lepnrt on the - Incident which
aroused criticism In Peru ban reached
the Treasury Department.
ALDERMEN ALSO FOR DEFENCE.
Pledar Support to .Major In Any
Steps Undertaken.
A resolution Introduced by Alderman
f'urran pledging the support of the
Hoard of Aldermen to Mayor Mitchel In
whatever nctlon he may take In aid of
the President and Congress In the event
of war and calling upon Congressmen
from this city to redouble their efforts
to procure ieparedtiess legislation was
adovtcil yesterday by the boaid.
Alderman MctJarry thought any such
lesolutlun wiih unnecessary, but it went
through Just the twine. A co,.y of the
resolution will bo sent to the President,
lo Senators and Representatives finm
this State, to the Governor and lo
Mayor Mitchel.
FULL PAY BY ERIE TO MILITIA.
leave of Absence Whenever Itr
qalred Offered A,'M't Employers,
Frederick D. Underwood, president of
tho Erie Itallrond, who spent five years
In the National (iilur.l, Issued a notice to
the road's 34,202 employees yesterday
mat any one or mem who shall he calle.l
niton for duty of any kind In the militia
shall have leave of absence for such ser
vice with full pay In addition to his regu
lar vacation and not iffectlnir bis i-on.
tlnuniiH service credits.
This order applies to all cmnlnvcet who
are paid by the day, week or month, but
not those paid By piece, hour or mileage.
such as tho trainmen, who, however, are
not represented In any considerable num
ber In tho militia.
SAN JUAN WIRELESS GUARDED.
Officials Deny Finding- a Bomb
V. M, (Seta A not lire Niat Ion,
Special Cable Dtipatch to Tur Scn.
San Juan, P. IL, April 2f.. Naval
officials here refuse to give the reasons
for plaelne an armed guard at the
wireless station here. They deny that
a binnh ha been found.
A site for a Micond Government wire
leas station. Inland and Hum safo from
attack by the sea, has Just been obtained
by tho United Slates,
VAUGHAN'S
Central Park
Lawn Grass Seed
Sow now VaiiKlian's "Ontr.il P.irl;"
and "Columbian" (for sliailol, orii'matdl
by ns: have been sold on their merits for
more than ttiirty years in and about New
York. Tttcjr are Iho best permanent
mixtures; making u close, velvety turf;
no foul seeds; no weeds; sure to grow.
Pricesi 25 lbs., $6.45; 15 lbs., $3.95;
5 lbs., $1.35; per lb., 30c.
Orders of $2,00 and over prepaid.
fl"tlll'.MNtI .I,f?N riUTKII'' I IBB
m
Barclay cqr. Church St.
m wm"m -BsT - -
VILLA ONLY SIXTY MILES
FROM U. S. TROOPS AT SATE VO
Continued from Fittt Page.
cussed the coming conference to-day with
euinupinem.
"tn tha first ntjuu.." M, n.L ..u
'It will bring together the chief military
representatives of each country, when a
definite campaign may be discussed and
uuuineii iiKauini DHnoury in Mexico.
"Secondly, It will do much toward
crvstallltlnsr KlttiAttnm In MmIm ,t.tk
will make for closer cooperation among
uip military lenacrn.
Gen. Gavlra said :
"While the sending of additional troops
into Mexico, fnllnwtntf ih& ..nn.ri . n.
- m " vrou,
Carranza for the withdrawal of all Amer
ican forcea does not look like a friendly
act, I feel confident that the good Judg
ment of President IVII.ni, ill -
and that the punitive expedition will not
ne tumea into an expedition of Interven
tion. "To he win wtfh .v..
haa been wasted by war and has now
warcely sufficient foodstuffs to feed our
people, much less carry on hostilities
against a nation whose resources are
untouched. Such a conflict could only
end In disaster to Mexico."
Dlecusalng the Mexican situation with
Oen. Bell, commander of the American
border patrol, Gen. Gavlra wag given to
understand that there would be no tern
rwirlilnir on tlm nin r tr..i..
States, but ho assured the Mexican leader
iii.ii ine united Mtates does not mean
to provoke trouble. Gen. Bell said:
"I want you to feel reassured, Oen.
Gavlra, that If there Is any trouble on
this Immediate border, your men will
nave 10 ao ine nrsi snooting.
'There will h nn fmnhU " -lua
Oen. Gavlra.
"But If they do shoot," said Gen. Bell,
We will shoot back."
Gen. Gavlra then ,tia rmrUKi
thing and called his officers Into a con
ference and said to them: ,
If the Arnerlfiin nlillnr aKm,M Mm
across the line you have orders not to
lire uacK. ir such a thing should occur,
ou will report to me. By being patient,
we will gain what we could never get
through hostility."
The General said later to reporters:
'And WA nre , t r n .i rn.r tn lf.n , V. . . .
In the manner that It ban been kept for
wi iiuiui'vi iiiuiiiuq,
If need be. Wn want neither hostilities
nor intervention and we do not Intend to
pavo the way for It."
A plot was unearthed In Chihuahua
SNIPERS CONTINUE
ATTACKS ON TROOPS
Small Hands Attack Supply
Trains Two Aviators
Have Mishaps.
n r.KnitriE it. ci.k.mknts,
Spteiit rorrttpoident of Tas Br.
lii:v. Pr.rtsiiiNG'H Advanced Hasi Nkar
Han Antonio. Mexico, via radio to Co
lumbus, N. M., April 25. Sporadic cases
of sniping continue to tie reported from
the terrltoty .outli of this camp. Motor
truck and wagon trains carrying sup
piles to troops at the front are occasion
ally Jumpefl by small bands of armed
men, who scatter when fired upon In
return.
Thus far the Americans have suffered
no losses either killed or wounded and
have not sustained damage to their
trains or cargo. The Mexican bandits
are not so fortunate.
On Kaster Sunday morning a motor
train on Its way south was attacked
wben but few miles outside this camp.
One Mexican was shot. He would give
no Information regarding the attacking
party He is being cared for by tho
hospital corps.
Tho reported death of lopez at Santa
Vsabel has not been confirmed,
1V.IIa t.vln- In rniu t tin tnnu.il lt,
.,.,,,- j,,i ...v.ra .... .................
rMl, i1.a li..ru tn.ilav ITnltffrt!
Mates Aviators Pargue and Willis had
to mako a landing on account of motor
trouble. Willis was bruised when bis
wines crumpled In descending, the ma
chine humping hard.
Danish Mall Ileportrd Seised.
Hr.nUN, via lxmdon, April IB. The
Ovtrstas News Agency states that ne
coidlng to a report from Copenhagen the
Itrltlsh authorities took Into port the
IMnlsh steamship Golfoss, which was
bound from Iceland to Denmark, and le
move.1 from It nil the first class mall,
parcels and the baggage of the passen
gers. .
"You've twenty minutes to catch
the next train to Philadelphia!"
Your Watch Is Your Time Table
city on April 18 to kill all Americans
and overthrow tho Carranza Govern
ment, according to letters received here
this afternoon. Tho letters came from
Americans, who nay that the plot was
discovered In time to prevent any of Uie
details from being put Into execution.
Tho leaders were ex-Villa supporters
who Incited the natives against the Onr
ranza officials, declaring that If tho
Americans In the city were all killed and
the Carranza Government overthrown
the American Invaders would be fright
ened and leave. Several of the leaders
have been executed. This Is the second
plot, a numbr of arrests having been
mad on April 16. Five executions fol
lowed then, according to Gen. Gavlra.
Four trains bearing the Sixth Cav
alry from Brownsville to Columbus
passed througlt El Paso late last night.
The Sixth Cavalry has been recruited In
lull war strength and la tho second part
of the 2,300 men asked for by Gen.
Pershing to strengthen the column In
Mexico.
An order for 3,000,000 feet of big tim
ber Is reported to have been placed by
the army for shipment to Columbus and
another order of 106 caraflkf lumber
placed for shipment to 131 Paso.
It Is believed that the big timber Is
to be used for platforms and for bridge
building below the line as well an for
temporary barracks for the soldiers
being concentrated In the vicinity of
Casas Grandes. '
letters received here to-day from Gua
dalajara assert that starving women of
the peon class surrounded carts loaded
with corn and beans, halted the drlvcm
and stashed the sacks Ihat they might
take quantities of the grain for their
families.
Prices of both these staples have risen
to figures almost out of reach of hun
dreds of the poor class, who aro without
work or money. Coin Is quoted at ISO
pesos per hectoliter and beans bring a
higher price. Notwithstanding this the
city Is the centre of the richest agri
cultural region of the country, but all
farming activity Is stagnant, owing to
the revolutionary conditions.
Very few of the American mining com
panies have been able to continue opera
tions. The Amparo mine, the headquar
ters of which aro In Philadelphia, Is pro
ducing bullion for export and receiving
supplies by tie Pacific port of Manza
nlllo. The Clnco Manas, the El Favor
and one or two other proiiertles situated
northwest of Guadalajara have made
little progress during two years.
CAN'T FIND MALONEY
IN SUIT ABOUT ALTAR
Lawyer Tells of Inability to
Servo Papers on Oil Man
at Office Here.
The difficulty of serving a court order
on Martin Malnney, wealthy oil man and
a Patal Marquis, was related to Supreme
Court Justice Delehanty yesterday when
counsel for the Mcltrlde Studios, 4 I Park
How, asked the court to set a day on
which Maloney may bo examined before
trial In a suit against him for J15.U00.
The suit In based on an alleged agree
ment under which the plaintiff was en
gaged by Mr. Maloney to build an altar
for tho Church of Our Uuly of the
Nativity at Scranton, Pa. The order
was countermanded after the plaintiff
had done part of the work.
Attorney Boskey. representing the
plaintiff, said that after Supreme Court
Justlco Whltaker had refused to vacate
an order for the defendant's examination
It became Impossible to serve him here.
although he has an office at CO Church
street, where he is president of the
Maloney Oil and Manufacturing Com
pany. "Mr. Maloney has'glvcn more altars to
1 Ionian Catholic churches than any other
man," said tho attorney. "Ho can do
millions of dollars worth of business
from his office here and yet we can never
find him there to wrvo him with the
twurt order."
Samuel Xewm.ri, attorney for Mr.
Maloney, told tho court that he Is "a
very busy man" and that his own attor
ney hasn't seen him In this city but once
In a year and In order to confer with
him must go to the Maloney home at
Spring Unko or to Philadelphia. Tho
lawyer said he didn't see why Mr.
Maloney should bo examined anyhow,
because the case Is to como up for trial
next week.
"It Is true that he has paid for the
building of many altars, hut he never
contracted fur this particular altar," said
the lawer. "Our theory of the case Is
that It was undertaken solely for tho pur
pose of harassing tho defendant."
Tho court resersl decision.
"Are you sure? Where's a time table?"
"Why, don't you know that a fabl New Jersey Central tram
leaves Every Hour on the Hour for Philadelphia? That's '
the beauty of fhat road Your watch is your time table!"
Leave Liberty Street from 7 A. M. to 10 P. M. weekdays; 8:15 A. M. and
hourly from 9 A. M. to 11 P. M. Sundays. Midnight train daily; Sleeper
ready 10 P. M. (Leave 23d Street 10 minutes earlier for all trains.)
KING JAMtiS VI. of Scotland, the
father of Golf, would have, de
lighted to swing his driver on the incom
parable link? at Gedncy Farm.
Open all year. Private Motor
Bus Service without charge.
CjetineylhivnHotel
! Whit Plains. N. Y.
EDWARD H.CRANDAI.L, Proprietor.
OBREGON'S TROOPS
FIRED ON CARRANZA
Mexican Ex-Ocnnrnl Gets Mos
snsro Tolline: of Fight, nt
Mexico City.
San Antonio, Tex.. April 25. In con
tinuation of reports received on Sunday
of a personal encounter between Car
ranza and Obregon a message was re
ceived ly a former General In Diaz's
army to-day from Mexico city Htatlng that
Gen. Obregon's personal troops attacked
he Chapultepec pastle last Sunday morn
ing, where Carranza had been lesldlng
since his arrival In Mexico city on
April 16.
Carranza troops returned the tire, the
message stated. After a few minutes of
fighting Gen. Obregon's troops ceased
firing because It was learned that Car
ranza had left the castle.
The trouble started, It Is said, follow-,
ing a quarrel between Carranza and
Obregon over the. failure of tho Pirst
Chief to Insist upon the Immediate with
drawal of American troops from Mexico,
!ei. Obregon was opposed to the de faf to
Government permitting the punitive ex
pedition to cross thn border and has
never forgiven Carranza for acquiescing
to President Wilson's request to send
troops after Villa and his bandits.
While Obregon's forces were resting
preparatory for another attack, word
was received by Gen. Obregon that Car
ranza was not In tho castle and bad
fled the city. Obregon Immediately with
drew his forces and hostilities ceased.
During tho afternoon a truce was
made between Carranza and Obregon
and tho Minister of War agreed to pro
ceed to .Tuarez to confer with Gen. Scott
In an effort to convince the United States
that the Constitutionalists are now In a
position to prevent Villa and his bandits
from Invading American soil and to in
sist that the punitive exjiedltlon be with
drawn immediately.
Carranza Is supposed to have been In
hiding outside of the capital city and
sent a messenger to Obregon with In
structions to confer with M'tjor-rjen.
Scott. Gen. Obregon left Mexi. u city on
Sunday evening In a special train, with
a strong personal guard of liN own com
mand, The First Chief returned to
Mexico city eterd:iy and ng.iln took
up residence In the castle.
The Federal General who made this In
formation public exacted a pledge that
his name not be used before ho would
exhibit the telegram, lie explained that
some day he Intended to return to Mexico
and could not take chances of Incurring
111 will of Carranza or Obregon.
Uvldence of the feeling against Car
ranza In Mexico city was a huge dead
rat suspended by his tall from one of the
main arches with a placard pinned over
the rodent warning Carranza not to pass
under the arch. The placard contained
this message: "Do not past under this
arch, for what happen. .1 to mo will hap
pen to you."
AT 82 TO WED SISTER-IN-LAW.
Calvin Marker Contra From Toledo
for Hast Orawir Ceremony To-dny.
Tof.KDO.Ohto, April 2S. Calvin Rirker,
S2. left beie last night for Kast Orange,
N. .1., where on Wednesday ho wj
"carry Mrs. Frances ',. Vlot. Tho bride-to-bols
a sister of Mr. Marker's first
wife, who died here a few years ago".
She is more than 70 years old,
.Mr. Murker Is picsldent of tlio Froj-l
& Chapman Company, insurance. Mrs.
Vlot formerly resided here, but latterly
has mado her hiMiie with a son, Joseph,
in Kast Orange.
V
ST. THOMAS, MINUS
DEBT, CONSECRATED
Bishop Hirer A Misted hv
Seven Oilier Bishops nl
Impressive Service.
NEW CJIIJRCII IS J'lUKI)
In a most Impressive service. in Mi.,.),
Illshop Greer waa assisted b ,,,
Illshops, US oilier clergymen and a .in
list of men prominent in V.pirial
Church affairs In the New Vnrk dicvs., '
tho now St. Thomas's Chinch at 1'ifti, ,
avenue and Flfty.tlilrd street wax ..
sccrntcd yesterday morning.
Tlio congregation tilled ro,-v lPlt
Tlie long, brilliant procession that ..
colled Illshop Greer to the chancel In
eluded Illshop Ilurch, the New Vnrk stif.
fragan ; Hlshop Courtney, retired, for.
merly of Nova Scotia, HUhon l,t.,jil,
president of the Hoard of Mission;
Ulshop Darlington of llarrlsbnrc, lt.),0.,
Achcson, tlio new suffragan of ('onnectl.
cut: Illshop Leonard of Ohio and Uhep
Hrown, coadjutor of Virginia, the lis
clergymen Including Dean Grnivennr ef
the Cathedral of St. John the Mv'n,,,
Dr. Parks of SI. Ilartliolomew's,
Grant of the Church of the AvenMor.,
Dr. Cummins of Pottghkeepslr. Dr fUt.
tcry of Grace Church, Dr Itnt.blns ,J
the Incarnation, tho trustees of the c,t.
thcdral, thn vestry of St Th,,
Church and the lay nlllcials of it,
diocese.
George Maccullorh Miller, senior h.i-.
den of tho church, delivered the krM '
at papers, which show that the prmi
chilrrll Is free of all lo. tmihr.it e-
Bishop Leonard and Hlshop Hrnwi, ri
the lessons and Dip rector, the l!rv. rr.
Krnest M. Stlres. ruid tb" pnn. IimI mms
of the consecration serv.ee The praM-i
of consecration was f-ald by IlMti
Greer, following the sermon, whi.-h u
delivered. After the close nf v; n,.r.
vice the, bishops and other clergy anJ lay
representatives attended ii luncheon at
tho St. Itegls. Tho offertory was s'vrn
to Htahop Greer for uw in church e.
tension.
Ill his sermon Hlshop Gicr- Pirn'M
upon vital conditions of the C urh nnl
world to-day. He said Hint tlxre Is , ,
Interval between perception and tun t' ,
profession and performance, crce nM
conduct, and added :
"No more vital question confr, iv
Church to-day than how to rlose i a c,u,
between thn Chuich's creed al l oir
Christian life. It must bo clofed, t-
the church will loso Its lnlltien. e m th
world. Its leadership and isiwer t:i
cease to bo force and factor n t
world's affairs, ltellelon has cine t,
be, some say, too dogmatic.
"Why not make it Just relnlon, w n .
out dogma, without i ieed' That i si
pie, and It would cIomj the gap. There
would not bo any gap. Hut would l.if r
be any church, any relliilun?
"There is another way to !oe tu
pap; that Is, to take the Church's .-eP
and with It try to measure tie iiiim-,-.
urablo greatness of Christ : to ta' . ti.e
creed and put It Into action, not iiifviv
Into personal life, hut into ,mr s ical,
national and world's life."
Among those ut the service were y
John T. Atterbtirv, Henry T. H !
Mis. Jules S. Bache. Mrs. Ft.i.b
Barker. Mr. ami Mrs. William h i
ex-Semttor William A. Clark. Willi. "i p.
Clyde. i"iil Samuel P Colt, Mrs i! '1
FreliiiKhuyMii. .Morton I". Plant, v
Kmlcn ItoiiM'Velt, 1 'ha lies Steele, M
Mrs. William II. Trtifdnle, Mis. II M I
Twombly and Mrs. Whltnev Wait-.
STATEN ISLAND NOTES.
Itbnr short..? litis rallei Ihr I', .
snrt Ohio nulltn.i.t CniiipHin (,,
iniir" thsn 100 nutrum from the .- '
work In th frrluht ro.
Cecil Wo.mI. n..ti of Clntrle A W i
lujher of the Stim and lniti,rnd'
surrendered to Ui i.,ii.,.. i,.r , .
csuMnc the death of John Andrew .
eutomoblie crsith ttvo weeks bko. .-
charced In the New Hrlshton !n.i , rt
on MnndHV.
Hcmii th chirr .
ro now flKhtlng with the IU!ln ir i
llueppe Freolo was ilNchdrKe.t In J ,-
. rt.iaKiiHn ill ine Mlpr. mo l oiir". '
day wrti-n h was tried ror thn m ,. :.- -'
Prank Crs..io. h Tnnntl.lcvllte .....
lommltted In lull.
Mm. J.iine Halfpenny, wlf.' of th i .e"
Intended of tlio Aiini- n,. . , .
serious condition at Smith's tnilrnn-c ..
if-u.i di in riintuHV ncrldeiit in w. n
the i'oa.-h iMrrvlnir her no, l nM,.-- , . -.
of tlii lionie was n re I....I on Jt- I -
one .loiinay wen'
Lipii.iin.I.iiK an in, n,,.e in
from -; to an . . ihb .hi ,r
itred IntiKHhoteiiieii (im.lnted a I'" .
esii i ouon do. k-i nre ... . - .e
laborers t tho I T
tr
iiimner yarn sr mo out . ,
re l em and I in; an elEin n .ne .. i
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